Diocesan Assignments

Diocesan Assignments – June 12, 2021

NEWLY ORDAINED

Rev. Dinh Chin Nguyen, to parochial vicar of St. Luke, Whitestone, effective June 5.

Rev. Robinson Olivares, to parochial vicar of St. Matthias, Ridgewood, effective June 5.

Rev. Elvin L. Torres, to parochial vicar of St. Sebastian, Woodside, effective June 5.

Rev. Hung Sy Tran, to parochial vicar of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Astoria, effective June 5.

RETIRED

Rev. Robert P. Vitaglione, from administrator of Mary of Nazareth, Fort Greene, to senior priest status, while remaining in residence at Mary of Nazareth, Fort Greene, effective June 30.

RESIDENCE

Rev. Anthony F. Rosado, from residence at Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, Elmhurst, to residence at Mary’s Nativity – St. Ann, Flushing, effective July 20.

Rev. JunHee Lee, from residence at Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, Elmhurst, to residence at St. Patrick, Fort Hamilton, while remaining in post ordination studies, effective June 30.

NON-INCARDINATED

Rev. Clement Okoro, from parochial vicar of St. Frances Cabrini, Bensonhurst, to leave the Diocese of Brooklyn, effective Aug. 31.

CHAPLAIN

Rev. Henry J. Torres, to chaplain of Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, Fort Greene, while remaining the newly appointed administrator of Mary of Nazareth, Fort Greene, and with residence at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, effective June 30.

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

Rev. Hilaire Belizaire, to dean of Queens Deanery #9, while remaining pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cambria Heights, and coordinator of ministry to Haitian immigrants, effective Sept. 1.

DEACON

Deacon Concepcion Cepin, from deacon of St. Barbara, Bushwick, to released from diocesan assignment to move to the Diocese of Rockville Centre, effective June 30.